What is the price of crustaceans in Germany?

As of January 2025, crustaceans in Germany is US$ 9.09 per kg (8.40 EUR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Germany's world rank in crustacean exports?

Germany ranks #21 out of 118 exporters.

How much crustacean did Germany export in 2024?

Germany exported 22,735 tonnes of crustaceans in 2024.

What was the year-on-year change in Germany's crustacean exports?

Exports increased by 10.4% year-on-year.

Crustaceans Price in Germany - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Crustaceans Prices in Germany

US$ 9.09 / kg

8.40 EUR / kg

MoM ▲ 16.7% YoY ▲ 16.7%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (EUR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	9.09	8.40	▲ 16.7%	▲ 16.7%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the crustaceans price in Germany available is US$ 9.09 per kg (8.40 EUR), up 16.7% year-on-year.

Germany exported US$177.1 million worth of crustaceans in 2024, totaling 22,735 tonnes and ranking #21 among 118 exporters with 0.7% of global exports. Exports grew by 10.4% year-on-year, and Germany is a net exporter of crustaceans. The latest export unit value is US$9.0904 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - crustaceans in Germany

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Germany exported $177.1M (22.7 kt) of crustaceans▲ 10.4% YoY. That ranks #21 worldwide (0.7% of global exports).

$177.1M

Export value

22.7 kt

Export volume

#21 / 118

World rank

0.7%

Global share

$7.79

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top crustaceans exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Ecuador $6.35B · 24.6%
#2 India $4.44B · 17.2%
#3 Canada $3.16B · 12.2%
#4 Indonesia $1.37B · 5.3%
#5 Argentina $967.7M · 3.7%

Annual export data Germany · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$177.1M	22.7 kt	$7.79
2023	$160.5M	17.8 kt	$9.03
2022	$187.1M	21.4 kt	$8.73
2021	$164.1M	21.3 kt	$7.72
2020	$130.7M	18.2 kt	$7.18

HS Code

crustaceans is traded under Harmonized System code 0306. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Germany crustaceans - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The quantity of crustaceans shipped by Germany in 2020 was 132 metric tons. In 2019 Germany exported 131 tonnes of crustaceans. Across 2019 alone, the demand for Germany crustaceans (seafood category) has improved, with a change of 5.645 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, crustaceans' exports went up by 5.65% earning the country US$1.97m for the year 2019. Germany's crustaceans exports are classified as:

Crustaceans, prepared or preserved (excluding smoked, crabs, shrimps, prawns and lobster) (HS code 160540)
Frozen crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked beforehand by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); frozen flours, meals, and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030619)
Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, dried, salted, smoked or in brine, fit for human consumption (HS code 030699)
Crustaceans, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh or chilled (excl. rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, fit for human consumption, fresh or chilled (HS code 030639)
Crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled, dried, salted or in brine, incl. crustaceans in shell, cooked by steaming or by boiling in water (excluding rock lobster and other sea crawfish, lobsters, crabs, Norway lobsters, shrimps and prawns); flours, meals and pellets of crustaceans, even smoked, fit for human consumption (HS code 030629)

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Germany crustaceans export values

In 2019, Germany shipped crustaceans costing 1.97m USD, an improvement of 9.57% from 2018's total crustaceans export of 1.798m USD. The annual growth in value of Germany crustaceans between 2017 to 2018 was 16.526 per cent.

The per year variation in the amount of Germany's crustaceans exports between 2017 and 2019 was 5.65% compared to a variation of 5.645% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Germany's stake of the world's total crustaceans' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Germany is ranked number 24 in world exports of crustaceans.

Export markets for Germany crustaceans ( in '000$ )

Import/Export Trends

Germany is a net importer of crustaceans. The annual growth of Germany crustaceans in value between 2015 to 2019 was -7%, per year, while annual growth in quantity during the same period was -24%, per annum.

Germany brought in 1,583 tonnes of crustaceans in 2019.

Crustaceans Prices Across Europe

Compare the latest crustaceans prices in other Europe countries:

Estonia$4.53/kg Belgium$9.68/kg Croatia$12.04/kg Italy$11.34/kg Finland$6.39/kg France$11.63/kg Portugal$12.64/kg Ukraine$7.91/kg Montenegro$17.02/kg Serbia and Montenegro$8.43/kg United Kingdom (UK)$13.19/kg

Other Seafood Prices in Germany

Latest prices for other seafood in Germany:

Lobster$74.11/kg Sea Bream$4.79/kg Snails$15.69/kg Octopus$13.61/kg Oysters$13.55/kg Sea Bass$4.79/kg Caviar$569.83/kg Shrimps & Prawns$8.84/kg Crab$34.90/kg Blue Mussel$27.38/kg Scallops$27.38/kg

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